Latino Dallas ISD Families Less Likely to Have High-Speed Internet: Survey

Maria Guerrero

NBC DFW 5

Jan 27, 2022

It also found that 36% of Latino parents are more likely to trust a private company to provide them with reliable high-speed internet than a local government entity like Dallas ISD, "believing that a government-built network would result in higher property taxes."

“Technology is the obstacle. Equipment is the obstacle,” said Rene Martinez of the Dallas chapter of LULAC. “Most Latino parents do not have that savviness in terms of knowing how to access a lesson plan or the interaction with the teacher.”